<p>calmom, Susan’s right. University Day is one of the many events that NYU has for admitted students. Congrats to your D! I don’t know definitively about the co-ed roommate issue. I do know that last year it was discussed and a ‘pilot’ program was going to be instituted. However, it was not going to be available for freshmen, only upper year students. I’ll try to get hold of my D and ask her but that isn’t always easy! :)</p>
<p>Move in day is always the Sunday prior to Labor Day, so that would be August 27 this year. Just to add to what Susan said about move in day, it’s crazy! What we did the year my D moved in was to arrive in the city prior to that day (if I remember correctly we arrived on the Friday, but Saturday would be fine) and stayed in a hotel. We all got up early Sunday morning, and she and her boyfriend went down by cab and got her key. This was at about 8 a.m. The rest of us arrived at about 8:30. As Susan said, police will let you stop and unload but that’s it. NO parking there! They will direct you to parking lots in the area. My H actually found a metered space just a couple of blocks away. My D was in Weinstein, by the way. Same process of waiting for a rolling bin if you want one but we didn’t do that. We just lugged all of her stuff upstairs ourselves. Mind you, we had my H and two strong boyfriends with us, in addition to me, and two Ds. :)</p>
<p>The lines for the elevator were about a ten minute wait at that time but it increased dramatically later in the morning. It’s a day of waiting in long lines if you arrive too late! We set up her room, got her bed made up (same as Susan’s D with the sheets and egg crate and mattress pad), got her computer and tv set up, she and her b/f hung her posters and set up her desk. I went off to K-Mart to pick up a few things and everything went very smoothly the rest of the day. </p>
<p>One last thing. Yes, mail is delivered to the dorm and picked up by the student downstairs. Just be sure that if you’re shipping things at the beginning of the year for her that you arrange to have them arrive AFTER she moves in. They won’t accept things prior to move in day.</p>
<p>anne, a few comments to add to Susan’s wonderful answers to you. My D lived in Weinstein first year and never saw any bugs or mice. However, she had friends in many other dorms, as most NYU kids do, and I do know that during that year, Hayden had a very bad problem with pests of the rodent variety. I think that was taken care of, to a large extent, the following summer when they did a big renovation there. Goddard is known for having mice, too. I know that a lot of the dorms have instances of bugs and mice, which always seems to be more of a problem on lower floors than on higher.</p>
<p>General observations about my D’s NYU experience so far. It was her first choice school (she got in E.D.) and it’s been the best possible place for her. She’s in Tisch and has had opportunities and made contacts that would never happen anywhere else. The training and education she continues to receive is topnotch. She’s double majoring so is a very busy girl but she loves what she’s doing. The academic classes she’s taken at NYU have, for the most part, been challenging with excellent professors. Not all, but most. I don’t think she could imagine having gone anywhere else to study drama and been happier. It was the right place for her. Not everyone loves it at NYU, though, and I always mention this when telling my D’s story because too often kids are wrapped up with living in the big city and don’t fully understand just what that’s like on a day to day basis. It isn’t for everyone! I always recommend that kids be sure to visit a college they hope to attend, before accepting, but that is especially true for NYU. I think it’s a big mistake not to, and I am amazed at the number of kids who plan on attending who have never even been to New York City.</p>
<p>Best of luck to all the kids who will be getting good news from NYU this week and next. :)</p>